Welcome to the Waks Family

“Welcome to the Waks family...With 17 children to the same two parents, it’s one of the largest families in Australia.”

Everyday life in the Waks household is a logistical challenge of monumental proportions. There are two minibuses to move the family around and the kitchen in its suburban Melbourne home has five ovens for kosher cooking. The family follows an orthodox form of Judaism. School, work, synagogue and socialising all take place within a tight-knit Jewish community.